This Week in Lee’s Summit: Issue No. 4
This is the web edition of our weekly newsletter, brought to you by The Lee’s Summit Community Facebook Group. Issue No. 4, Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Hey neighbors! Issue No. 4, and it is Oktoberfest weekend. Also this week: a rivalry rematch went North's way, Costco opens a week from Friday, a public fight at City Hall over the mayor pro tem seat, the LSR7 tax vote is Tuesday, and the garage sale thread is up. Plus four more local businesses in the spotlight and a new member of the directory. If a neighbor would like this, they can sign up at thelocalcommunities.com/newsletter.
LS Sports
North gets its payback. A year after a walk-off field goal ended their season, the Broncos never trailed and held off the defending state champion Tigers 24-17 at Bronco Stadium on Friday, Sept. 18. Carson Soeken threw three touchdowns, including an 87-yarder to Lincoln Stechman, and Drew Benassi scored twice for the Tigers. North is 3-1, Lee's Summit is 2-2. Link 2 Lee's Summit has the full recap. West fell 34-28 at Raymore-Peculiar despite a 78-yard Chris Harris touchdown, with Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz on the sideline to watch his recruit.
Homecoming Friday, Sept. 25. It's homecoming at two schools this weekend. The Tigers host undefeated Raymore-Peculiar at 7 p.m. (tickets) after the LSHS parade at 3 p.m., with the Starry Night dance Saturday. West hosts Blue Springs at 7 p.m. for its homecoming, dance Saturday at 8. North is at Oak Park (tickets) and gets its turn next week: parade Friday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m., the A Night on the Bayou dance Saturday, Oct. 3. Next Friday is also Tigers vs. Titans.
Barnes picks Mizzou. Lee's Summit West power forward Cameron Barnes, 6-foot-8 and back at West after a year at Link Academy, committed to Missouri basketball on Monday. He joins West receiver Chris Harris Jr. as a Titan headed to Columbia. Details
Titans volleyball, Team of the Week. FOX4 named Lee's Summit West its Hy-Vee Team of the Week. Coach Jennifer Morgan's senior-heavy roster returns an All-State libero committed to Mizzou and an All-State setter headed to Denver. Watch the feature
Around Town
🛍 Garage Sale Weekend, Sept. 24 to 27. Every garage, yard, estate, and moving sale in and around Lee's Summit is in one thread in the group. Hosting one? Add yours in the comments with the address, dates, times, and a few standout items. Hunting? It's your map for the weekend. Open the garage sale thread
🍺 Oktoberfest is this weekend. Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Green Street festival grounds (209 SE Green St). New this year: $10 admission for ages 10 and up (9 and under free), Friday night 5 to 10 p.m. is 21+ only with a night market, Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a football watch party. Stein hoisting and the Fashion Faceoff run both Friday and Saturday. Military and veterans take 10 percent off with code MILITARY. Get tickets or see the lineup. One note: the forecast has rain in it, so pack a poncho.
Costco opens Friday, Oct. 2. The gas station is already pumping. The warehouse at 1690 NW Chipman Road opens at 9 a.m. a week from tomorrow, with a pharmacy, optical, hearing aid center, and tire center. Costco is offering a $20 or $40 digital shop card to anyone who joins before Nov. 1. The city's public works director told KSHB to expect a few weeks of heavier traffic around 50 and 291 before it settles, and an updated traffic study will follow the opening. Costco's opening page and KSHB on the traffic.
A public fight at City Hall. Mayor Beto Lopez removed Councilmember Hillary Shields as mayor pro tem on Monday and appointed Donnie Funk. Lopez says he lost confidence in her leadership style. Shields says it was retaliation for opposing a mid-term pay raise for the city's two municipal judges, one of whom is the mayor's wife, and made her case at Tuesday's council meeting, which the mayor called slanderous. The mayor recuses himself from court matters and says he never violated that. The pay ordinance advanced 4-3 last week, tied to a new treatment court, and needs five votes at a second reading that has not been scheduled. KSHB, KMBC, and Link 2 Lee's Summit on the ordinance.
Also at council. Dana Arth was sworn in to the District 3 seat, and members got a first look at a roughly $500,000, 12-month traffic study of the 10-mile I-470 stretch from U.S. 50 to U.S. 40. KCTV on the study
LSR7 votes Tuesday. The school board decides Sept. 29 whether to set the levy back at the voter-approved ceiling to close a $7 to $10 million gap. Roughly $372 a year on a $300,000 home if it passes, staff and program cuts on the table if it does not. Our explainer has the background.
Out & About
Fri Sep 25 to Sun Sep 27: Oktoberfest at Green Street. Details above. Tickets
Fri Sep 25: LSHS homecoming parade, 3 p.m., then homecoming football at LSHS and LSW, 7 p.m.
Sat Sep 26: Power Soccer Try-It Day at TM Fieldhouse (1550 SE Hamblen Rd), 9 a.m. Details
Tue Sep 29: Table Together Tuesday at Green Street, 5:30 p.m. Details
Wed Sep 30: Farmers Market at Green Street, 8 a.m. Details
Thu Oct 1: Witches Eve in downtown Lee's Summit, 5 p.m. Details
Next weekend: Costco opens Friday, Oct. 2, and it is North's homecoming (parade 4 p.m., dance Saturday). Saturday, Oct. 3 is the Farmers Market Harvest Festival and the 50th annual Fall Festival of Arts, Crafts & Music at Missouri Town. Fall Festival details
Member Spotlights This Week
Local businesses that got their moment in front of the whole community this week:
A new member business is featured every weekday on our Facebook and Instagram. Browse all spotlights
Welcome To The Directory
One new local business joined The Local Directory this week. Give them a warm welcome:
🌼 Wildflower Studio, Esthetics + Education, a family esthetics practice offering skin, brows, makeup, and education.
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